Hobblesthechick
In the Brooder
- Apr 29, 2023
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Hi all.
Not sure if I’m at the end of the line here but can’t seem to find any experience if this anywhere else online…
5 day old chick appeared to have curled toes and splayed leg on one leg (curled toes has rectified and I think the splay has mostly repaired.
The other leg was constantly bent upwards and slightly under his body so regardless of the other leg building strength he hasn’t yet been able to walk. Yesterday I finally accepted that it must be a slipped tendon on that leg as the symptoms seem similar. However what I have noticed is an almost paralysis of the lower leg below the ankle. Although the chick moves the entire leg from the hip socket, anything below the ankle he seems unresponsive to. He does not bend or claw the toes independently or when they are touched. As a result even when attempting to fix the slipped tendon or hold both his legs underneath his body to encourage walking, he doesn’t bend that leg at the knee or use the foot to mimic walking.
Have I exhausted all efforts? I feel like I’ve looked into everything and in theory it all should have made a difference, but without the foot/toes moving too he just isn’t going to be able to walk.
Has anyone had this scenario and had success or something that has got the foot moving?
Not sure if I’m at the end of the line here but can’t seem to find any experience if this anywhere else online…
5 day old chick appeared to have curled toes and splayed leg on one leg (curled toes has rectified and I think the splay has mostly repaired.
The other leg was constantly bent upwards and slightly under his body so regardless of the other leg building strength he hasn’t yet been able to walk. Yesterday I finally accepted that it must be a slipped tendon on that leg as the symptoms seem similar. However what I have noticed is an almost paralysis of the lower leg below the ankle. Although the chick moves the entire leg from the hip socket, anything below the ankle he seems unresponsive to. He does not bend or claw the toes independently or when they are touched. As a result even when attempting to fix the slipped tendon or hold both his legs underneath his body to encourage walking, he doesn’t bend that leg at the knee or use the foot to mimic walking.
Have I exhausted all efforts? I feel like I’ve looked into everything and in theory it all should have made a difference, but without the foot/toes moving too he just isn’t going to be able to walk.
Has anyone had this scenario and had success or something that has got the foot moving?
